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  Magnetic sheet display system and method of making the sameUSPTO Application #: 20060147892Title: Magnetic sheet display system and method of making the same Abstract: The present inventive subject matter relates to a magnetic display system that may be connected to a surface. More particularly, the present inventive subject matter relates to a magnetic display system with a fabric top layer and magnetic back layer, which may be connected to a surface such as a wall, chalkboard, or dry erase board. (end of abstract) Agent: Nath & Associates - Alexandria, VA, US Inventor: Greg Moore USPTO Applicaton #: 20060147892 - Class: 434430000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Education And Demonstration, Means For Demonstrating Apparatus, Product, Or Surface Configuration, Or For Displaying Education Material Or Student's Work, Display Panel, Chart, Or Graph The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060147892. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present inventive subject matter relates to a magnetic display system that may be connected to a surface. More particularly, the present inventive subject matter relates to a magnetic display system with a fabric top layer and magnetic back layer, which may be connected to a surface such as a wall, chalkboard, or dry erase board. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] There are many well-known teaching aids available in the prior art. These include chalkboards, dry erase boards, flannel cloths, wood blocks, plastic blocks, magnetic blocks and foam-like blocks. Each of these teaching aids have advantages and disadvantages, including cost, size, and the availability of these devices to teachers and students. Some of these teaching aids can be intimidating to students because of their size and/or their location in a given room. Further, some of these aids include heavy, messy, expensive, and difficult to use components. [0003] Educators have always desired obtaining and using teaching aids that are readily and easily available, as well as obtaining teaching devices which can be readily and easily available and used by students, in particular with younger more impressionable students. It is thought that the use of teaching devices that are easily handled and manipulated by the teacher and the students can enhance learning by, inter alia, encouraging participatory learning processes by students. [0004] However, encouraging students to participate in learning exercises can sometimes be a daunting task to many educators. Moreover, many younger students, such as those students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first, second, and third grades, can be intimidated easily by having to approach an education device, such as a chalkboard or dry erase board and having to perform a desired task on the device. [0005] In an attempt to make learning easier and fun for these younger students, flannel boards have been created. Flannel boards typically consist of a board covered with a flannel material in which flannel cut-outs can be placed thereon for education and illustration purposes. However, many of these boards only have a solitary use, which make them somewhat undesirable to many educators and school systems. For example, a flannel board may be great for interactive learning exercises, however, if an educator wants to lecture before a class, using a dry erase board or chalkboard is usually more efficient. [0006] Due to rising education costs, and dwindling budgets, schools are forced to cut back and prioritize how money is spent every year. Thus, for many schools, the ability to purchase a standard chalkboard or dry erase board for a classroom is all the school can budget for. Such other preferable learning and education devices, such as an interactive flannel board, may not make the budget cuts. [0007] Further, many schools and classrooms are becoming increasingly over populated. Many times, teachers barely have enough space for a standard chalkboard or dry erase board, let alone the space for a separate flannel board. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] Thus, it is highly desirable to condense the amount of learning and education devices needed, while also reducing the cost and space restrictions put in place by schools. Further, it is highly desirable to produce an easy to manipulate and light weight, teaching and education device, which can increase the learning of students, in particular that of pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and early elementary grade level students. [0009] The present inventive subject matter relates to a magnetic display system that may be connected to a surface. More particularly, the present inventive subject matter relates to a display system that includes a top layer, a middle section connected to the top layer, and a back layer connected to the middle section, wherein the top layer includes a fabric material, and the back layer includes a magnetic material. [0010] The present inventive subject matter further relates to a process for manufacturing a display device. The process includes the steps of attaching a top layer to a back layer by connecting a middle section to both the top layer and the back layer, wherein the top layer includes a fabric, and the back layer is a magnetic material. [0011] In another embodiment, the fabric material of the display system is selected from the group consisting essentially of flannel, felt, cotton, polyester, nylon, hook and loop material, and velvet. [0012] In a further embodiment, the connecting middle section of the display system is an adhesive. In yet a further embodiment, the adhesive is an acrylic containing pressure sensitive adhesive. [0013] In another embodiment, the back layer of the display system comprises at least one magnetic material selected from the group consisting of a strontium ferrite composition, an aluminum-nickel-cobalt composition, a neodymium-iron-boron composition, a samarium-cobalt composition, a ceramic composition, and a rare-earth metal composition. In yet a further embodiment, the back layer includes at least one polymer, elastomer, plastic, or plasticizer. Further, in yet another embodiment, the back layer includes diisodecyl phthalate. [0014] In a further embodiment at least one character is attached to the top layer. In yet another embodiment, the character is at least partially constructed from the group consisting essentially of flannel, felt, velvet, and hook and loop material. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES [0015] FIG. 1 is an illustration of a side view of an exemplary embodiment of a magnetic display system; [0016] FIG. 2 is an illustration a top view of an exemplary embodiment of a magnetic display system with a flexed corner; [0017] FIG. 3 is an illustration of a top view of another exemplary embodiment of a magnetic display system with a flexed corner and attached visual characters thereto; [0018] FIG. 4 is an illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a magnetic display system connected to a separate magnetic display system; [0019] FIG. 5 is an illustration of another exemplary embodiment of a magnetic display system connected to separate magnetic display system; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Continue reading... 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